Saturday Morning Shadows: The Bayou Jitters & Big News
February 7, 2026
Good morning! It is 4:00 AM on a Saturday, and the "Bayou Jitters" are back in full force. We’ve got another invasion on our hands here at the cabin. It started with us swinging shoes and shouting that we didn't want any company in bed, but then the shadows shifted.
Standing there was a giant Were-Beetle—a nightmare of chitin and mandibles. Without a second thought, I tapped into my Tygerian blood and shapeshifted, meeting the beast with claws and fur. I squished the first one flat, just as Uncle Bill shifted into his Hill Bully Goat form to headbutt the second. It looks like they were a mated pair, but they picked the wrong cabin to infest.
Saturday Bonus:
AS ALWAYS I AM GIVEING THE FANS SOMETHING EXTRA WITH EACH POST NOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PLAYERS USE A MULTIVERSE PORTAL KEY TO VIST THE CABIN AND SPRING THIS ON THEM AS THEY SPEND THE NIGHT WITH UNCLE BILL AND BAYOU EARL, ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY.
UNCLE BILL (HILL BULLY GOAT FORM)
Monsters! Monsters! 2.7 Apex Profile
Monster Rating (MR): 170
Constitution (CON): 168 (Base 28 x 6)
Deadliness Rating (DR): 4
Combat Dice: 17D6 x 2 (Hunter Multiplier) + Axe Mastery (3D6) + 85 Adds
Athletics Check Bonus: +6.9
Attributes:
Strength (STR): 15 (Base Form)
Dexterity (DEX): 54 (Base 18 x 3)
Constitution (CON): 168 (Base 28 x 6)
Speed (SPD): 28 (Base 14 x 2)
Charisma (CHR): 30 (Base 15 x 2)
IQ (INT): 9.5 (Base 19 x 0.50)
Wizardry (WIZ): 0
Luck (LK): 7 (Base 14 x 0.50)
Hunter's Note: Uncle Bill invested a total of 3,380 APs (1,680 to reach stat level 168, plus 1,700 to advance to MR 170).
BAYOU EARL (THE HUNTER VERSION)
Monsters! Monsters! 2.7 Apex Profile
Monster Rating (MR): 199
Constitution (CON): 900 (Base 150 x 6)
Deadliness Rating (DR): 4
Combat Dice: 20D6 x 2 (Hunter Multiplier) + 100 Adds
Athletics Check Bonus: +54.4
Attributes:
Strength (STR): 490 (Base 98 x 5)
Dexterity (DEX): 54 (Base 18 x 3)
Constitution (CON): 900 (Base 150 x 6)
Speed (SPD): 34 (Base 17 x 2)
Charisma (CHR): 30 (Base 15 x 2)
IQ (INT): 9.5 (Base 19 x 0.50)
Wizardry (WIZ): 9.5 (Base 19 x 0.50)
Luck (LK): 8 (Base 16 x 0.50)
THE WERE-BEETLE (LYCANTHROPUS COLEOPTERAN)
Monsters! Monsters! 2.7 Bonus Monster
Monster Rating (MR): 55
Constitution (CON): 30
Armor: 10 (Heavy Chitinous Shell)
Deadliness Rating (DR): 2
Combat Dice: 6D6 + 28
Special Abilities:
Acidic Mandibles: On three or more 6s, 4 spite damage (melts armor)
Wall-Crawl: Full movement speed on ceilings/walls
UNCLE BILL (HILL BULLY GOAT FORM) Monsters! Monsters! 2.7 Apex Profile
Monster Rating (MR): 170
Constitution (CON): 168 (Base 28 x 6)
Deadliness Rating (DR): 4
Combat Dice: 17D6 x 2 (Hunter Multiplier) + Axe Mastery (3D6) + 85 Adds
Athletics Check Bonus: +6.9
Attributes:
Strength (STR): 15 (Base Form)
Dexterity (DEX): 54 (Base 18 x 3)
Constitution (CON): 168 (Base 28 x 6)
Speed (SPD): 28 (Base 14 x 2)
Charisma (CHR): 30 (Base 15 x 2)
IQ (INT): 9.5 (Base 19 x 0.50)
Wizardry (WIZ): 0
Luck (LK): 7 (Base 14 x 0.50)
Hunter's Note: Uncle Bill invested a total of 3,380 APs (1,680 to reach stat level 168, plus 1,700 to advance to MR 170).
BAYOU EARL (THE HUNTER VERSION) Monsters! Monsters! 2.7 Apex Profile
Monster Rating (MR): 199
Constitution (CON): 900 (Base 150 x 6)
Deadliness Rating (DR): 4
Combat Dice: 20D6 x 2 (Hunter Multiplier) + 100 Adds
Athletics Check Bonus: +54.4
Attributes:
Strength (STR): 490 (Base 98 x 5)
Dexterity (DEX): 54 (Base 18 x 3)
Constitution (CON): 900 (Base 150 x 6)
Speed (SPD): 34 (Base 17 x 2)
Charisma (CHR): 30 (Base 15 x 2)
IQ (INT): 9.5 (Base 19 x 0.50)
Wizardry (WIZ): 9.5 (Base 19 x 0.50)
Luck (LK): 8 (Base 16 x 0.50)
THE WERE-BEETLE (LYCANTHROPUS COLEOPTERAN) Monsters! Monsters! 2.7 Bonus Monster
Monster Rating (MR): 55
Constitution (CON): 30
Armor: 10 (Heavy Chitinous Shell)
Deadliness Rating (DR): 2
Combat Dice: 6D6 + 28
Special Abilities:
Acidic Mandibles: On three or more 6s, 4 spite damage (melts armor)
Wall-Crawl: Full movement speed on ceilings/walls
The Big Announcement: Striped Coast Studios
I know many of you have missed the morning coffee reads lately. I’ve seen the messages asking where the new posts are, and I appreciate the patience. I’ve been away from the keyboard because I am currently neck-deep in a new business venture.
I am officially Now the CEO of Striped Coast Studios.
I am working on becoming my own publisher, building out a brand-new landing page, which is now active on this website as a new landing page and setting up a professional storefront coming soon. Right now, I’m just waiting on the final paperwork and overseeing a major new crowdfunding campaign. Look forward to the big announcement this March! Until then, posts might be a bit lean, but the future of our stories is going to be bigger than ever.
As Escape to Zimrala will finally be published by me and a few other new major stories using the OGL and SRDs from all your favorite games we have played at my table.
Yours for now,
Earl C. Hedges Jr.
aka Captain Hedges
P.S. See you in the time stream, and don’t get lost in the matter stream!
PRODUCT IDENTITY & LEGAL
The following items are designated Product Identity of Arthur Earl C. Hedges Jr. / Striped Coast Studios: The Tygerian Isles, the Ether Dragons, the Tiger Force Shadow Saga, the specific "Hedge Wizard of the Shreveport Cabin" persona, Bayou Earl (Hunter Version), Uncle Bill (Hill Bully Goat), the Tygerian Apex shift, and the Reverse Claws of Torment.
The world of Zimrala and the Monastery of Zimrala (MoZ) are the exclusive property of Ken St. Andre and Trollgodfather Press. Monsters! Monsters! and Humans! Humans! are trademarks of Ken St. Andre and Trollgodfather Press and are used with permission. The statistics and game mechanics provided herein are designated as unofficial fan content.
(c) 2026 Arthur Earl C. Hedges Jr. All rights reserved.
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